Chapter seven hundred and twenty fifth tough
"Instead of compromise in the future, it is better to escape now. Minister Baxiali, I still admire your achievements in Chinese studies. It is worthy of praise for a foreigner who can study Chinese studies so carefully!
However, I will still not agree to your conditions!
Threat? You are afraid you have found the wrong person! Threat me, blinding your dog's eyes!
Now, there are only three of us on the negotiating table, which should be the secret talks in the early stage. To be honest, the conditions and reasons you have set up are acceptable to the emperor of the Qing Dynasty!
My Qing Dynasty is vast and has a huge population. For the sake of the inheritance of the empire, the emperor can accept all the conditions. Your goal this time is very good. I have captured our weaknesses. I admire you!"
All the threatening words were said, and it was time to turn against others. Yang Meng said many rude words, but this seemed to be a good thing in Erjin and Baxiali, especially when Yang Meng admitted that Yingji was clever, Baxiali's mouth was about to grin at the corner of his ears. ()
The national strength of the Qing Dynasty was weak, as expected by the British government, but Baoling and Baxiali were frightened by Yang Meng. In addition, Yang Meng's series of methods after he took office as Guangzhou, the two of them caught off guard. In an impatient manner, the two were wrong again and again, and the situation was gradually dominated by Yang Meng.
After the Humen was defeated and Baoling defected with the money, England also strengthened its control over the Far East. The arrival of Canadian Governor Erkin is one of the manifestations. In addition to Erkin, England also sent high-level leaders who were proficient in colonial policies. Their abilities should not be underestimated when they got together.
Yang Meng showed strength to Erjin and others at the wedding banquet. In fact, it was also a manifestation of weakness. For the Qing Dynasty, excellent European firearms should be equipped with troops in time. They did not prepare in time, but stored in the warehouse. There were only two explanations:
First, the Qing team had no gaps in the firearms, but this one was obviously not valid. According to intelligence, the Qing team's civil war in Jiangnan and other places was mainly composed of cold weapons.
The second explanation is what England hoped for, that is, the Qing Dynasty did not have the financial resources to equip a large number of excellent firearms. It is very simple and does not cost much. The most important thing is to consume. A large number of firearms are equipped with firearms. The logistics requirements for the front line are quite high. It is impossible for soldiers on the front line to carry too much ammunition. To ensure the supply of ammunition and the power of firearms, the Qing Dynasty lacked an industrial foundation.
Not only does it cost money to equip firearms, ensure logistics, and ensure that these excellent European firearms require more funds, but the firearms stored in the Qing Dynasty are probably not money to use, right?
After a long period of accumulation of the methods of dealing with the colonies, the British Empire has been extremely detailed. Before, Yang Butang was given the initiative, Baxiali was responsible, but Baoling had a greater responsibility. Thinking about the fact that when he was defeated before, Baxiali was very happy when he looked at Yang Butang with a dismayed face.
"But! As long as I'm here, you won't be able to achieve your dirty ideas!
You, England, want to learn from the means of dealing with India to deal with the Qing Dynasty. The Honcho Hall is just asking for it!
Nowadays, the wealth of Jiangnan is in the hands of the Master Hall. When you attack Jinkou, you just fulfilled the wishes of the Master Hall. Speaking of India, I believe that the Mughal emperor back then was like the Emperor of the Qing Dynasty today?
But England's steps in India were not smooth, so why? That is the counterattack between the Indian princes and the leaders of various tribes. Once you attack Jinkou and the Taiping Army in Jiangnan, the Qing Dynasty will be destroyed. Without the Qing Dynasty, all the previous treaties will be invalidated, which is something I can't ask for!
Maybe you think the Qing Dynasty did not support the national strength to fight, but do you, England, have the national strength to support the Far East?
A large-scale war is about to start, and you may not have the ability to do so in the near future!
Once you endanger the imperial court, I will send the guns from Guangzhou to civilians in the five major commercial ports. You have an advantage in naval warfare, but what about land warfare?
Then I will be so instigated that there will be no way out for the British in the Qing Dynasty, and the law will have no effect on a chaotic country!
Do you think the navy can threaten the Qing Dynasty's country and the national strength of the Qing Dynasty. In fact, you can imagine the barbarians like you? You haven't come, isn't the Qing Dynasty a self-sufficient country?
After killing foreigners, I am sinking a ship to block all the sea outlets of the Qing Dynasty. Can you do anything about me?
Humph! Just wishful thinking. To be honest, the Qing Dynasty does not need to do business with you. After blocking all the sea outlets, it will have little impact on the Qing Dynasty, but it will have a great impact on you. You are so young!
Baxiali, I have a few words in the Qing Dynasty. You should think about it carefully after you go back. The fish will be broken to death, and the jade will be destroyed, and we will die together!
You beat us today. When the day comes, I will turn all the men in England into slaves in the mines. If women are still here, I will turn them into prostitutes who can do as much as possible!"
Before the smile on Bashali's face rose, Yang Meng's stern voice made Bashali's face darker. National policies need to be implemented rationally. A madman's power will be a big disaster not only for their own citizens, but also for England!
Although Yang Butang's words are still strong on the outside and docile on the inside, they are fierce on the outside, but there are too many absurd things in the Qing Dynasty, and Yang Butang's statement is not impossible.
After communicating with Erkin, the former governor of Canada and the current minister to China's plenipotentiary have also changed. After several months of study, Erkin has a deeper understanding of colonial policies. For the colony, the most terrifying thing is crazy resistance.
Once there is no room for compromise between the British Empire and the Qing Dynasty, to be honest, this will have a huge impact on the interests of the empire.
"Are we a little urgent?"
The Yang Butang in front of him also had a high opinion of him. He was a shrewd entrepreneur, a wise diplomat, and an elite military strategist. When facing such an opponent, Erjin was under pressure.
Since Yang Butang took office, the situation in the Far East of the Empire has taken a sharp turn. The high-ranking delegation sent by the Empire has also had an outrageous evaluation of this Yang Butang. Napoleon from the East has put a lot of pressure on people!
"It should be a bluff?"
To say this, Baxiali was not very confident. China knows only China knows among the English people. If he wanted to truly understand Yang Meng's thoughts, he learned a little less.
"What if it's true?"
Although most of the lies were lies, what if it was true? The Qing Dynasty collapsed, and the Qing Dynasty hated the British Empire in particular. Once the result was the same as what Yang Butang said, the empire would suffer heavy losses.
"this……"
Baxiali's abilities are also limited. If he really had the ability, he would not be the Minister in Guangzhou.
"Hmph! Tell him that once what he said came true, the entire Qing Dynasty would face revenge from the empire, and the empire would not have the ability to conquer the entire Qing Dynasty in the short term.
But we can inspire Tsarist Russia in the north and Miligan in the east. European countries have already divided the countries together. How can he resist in the face of the world's offensive?"
In order to prepare for this negotiation, Erjin and the empire's high-sponsored delegation spent several months to deal with the Qing Dynasty. Yesterday's Humen artillery battle was just to confirm something!
"Yangbutang, even if your statement comes true, the empire is not without means of response. At that time, we will encourage the Qing Dynasty to distinguish between the Qing Dynasty and the Eastern Miligan in the East and the European countries.
At that time, what other ways do you have to deal with it?”
Yang Meng could hear the exchange between Erkin and Bashali clearly, but these were just wishful thinking of England. Tsarist Russia was unable to fight again. Miligan was controlled by the domestic political situation, and the other was controlled by merchants like Renres. Unlike England, Yang Meng's cooperation with the Miligan merchants was extremely deep. For the Miligan merchants, the losses were immeasurable for the Miligan merchants.
Although Yang Meng lost confidence in the Humen artillery battle, he still had a killer weapon! That is, the ten iron armored ships anchored at the Guangzhou Shipyard, fighting in the long sea. Yang Meng didn't know how powerful the iron armored ships were, but in the near-shore operations, they had an advantage in speed. The iron armored ships that were not affected by the weather still had an absolute advantage in the face of the sailing warships deployed by England on Hong Kong Island.
It is not that England has no steam iron armor, but due to fuel and range, most of the steam iron armors of England are deployed in Europe and have no opponents in the short term. In just one or two years, Yang Meng can build dozens of iron armors. It is unknown who will win at that time!
Moreover, unlike the English ironclad ship, Yang Meng's ironclad ship uses deck cannons, and the angle of the side cannons needs to be adjusted. Moreover, due to the structure of the deck and the number of artillery, the caliber of the side cannons cannot be too large.
Yang Meng's own ironclad ship is equipped with a ten-ton deck cannon. Such a cannon can destroy a warship with one shot. Of course, this cannon is quite limited, and the position of the strike is very important. In a real naval battle, perhaps more than a dozen cannons or dozens of cannons can sink a warship.
Within 270 degrees of rotation, within 270 degrees of range, the ironclad ship can open fire at any time, chase and confront head-on. Such deck cannons have an absolute advantage. The world's number one navy is heading towards the grave. The British Empire has no time to be arrogant!
Moreover, after the Humen artillery battle, Yang Meng also had a way to deal with the warships on the sea. In addition to mines, he also thought of torpedoes. Even if this thing cannot be made, he could still drive a boat to hold fire and medicine to hit the British fleet. He and Bashali both had this view. The Qing Dynasty had a huge population, with 400,000 people. How could he find hundreds of thousands of people who were not afraid of death and could drive a ship? Yang Meng was able to gather hundreds of thousands of suicide squads, but he didn't know if there were hundreds of thousands of warships in England?
"I won't say much nonsense, start fighting! Fighting, from today on, you can formally declare war on the Qing Dynasty. After the declaration of war, the docks in Guangzhou and the concessions in Shanghai will all face attacks from the Qing army!
As long as the war begins, the Jiangning Treaty between our two countries will be abolished. At that time, the laws of the Qing Dynasty will not only not protect the British merchants, but also issue a reward. The head office will have to pay 50 taels of silver for an Englishman. It depends on who can afford to die!"
Yang Meng didn't really see the threats. It was just that the two countries would eventually start a war. However, the scale of the war is not as large as Yang Meng imagined. As long as the scale of the war is enough, Yang Meng will not hide the iron-clad ships.
"You will pay for your arrogance!"
Erjin's roar suddenly broke out after Bashali's commentary. The Yangbutang was too rude and threatened the empire with the lives of civilians. This is absolutely unbearable for the empire.
"The price? The price of war is so great that you and I cannot imagine. You can fight whatever you want! I'm waiting for you!"
Yang Meng's attitude is still tough. Sometimes, if you don't need to cover up your fig leaf, you may be a means of negotiation.
There is no need for translation from Baxiali. Although Yang Meng's eagle language is not very authentic, Erjin and Baxiali can still understand it.
"Bad bastard! We'll attack your harbor city in the near future!"
With the last glimmer of hope, Erjin warned Yang Meng that the war was not suitable for the current situation. The deformed monster in the shipyards of the Five Kingdoms also made Erjin a little afraid of it. After all, the shipyards of the Five Kingdoms involve too much funds, and England does not want to take the blame for the world.
"Whatever! Just try to sharpen the soldiers for me!"
At the negotiating table, both sides have a tough attitude, which means a collapse or a war. Yang Meng refused to give in. England's interests also need to be guaranteed. The negotiations are over. If you want to negotiate again, you can only increase negotiation chips through war. (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, the novel is better, updated and faster!
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